Therapeutic Change

The Raison D’être for Counseling Competence

Bibliographic Data

ID8913181
AuthorsDebra Mollen (0000-0002-4785-5984, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA), Shannon M Kelly (0000-0003-4590-1390, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA), Charles Ridley (0000-0003-2259-376X, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume39
Issue6
Pages918-927
Publication date2011-07-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000011405221
OpenAlexW2125094266
LanguageEN
References cited13

In this rejoinder, the authors respond to the comments, feedback, and suggestions offered by Hatcher, Miville, and Nutt. The authors clarify a possible point of confusion, reaffirm their contention that the crux of sound psychology practice rests on therapists’ ability to facilitate change with their clients, and acknowledge both the progressive development that characterizes the process of becoming a competent counselor and the problem of assuming advanced training alone can compensate for the limitations inherent in the microskills-only approach to training. Next, the authors address the issue of complexity, including their intention to balance the need to provide a coherent, accessible model that does not fall prey to oversimplification. Finally, the authors note key similarities to and differences from the competency benchmarks and invite their colleagues to join them in the rigorous testing needed to validate their model of counseling competence

Competence (human resources · Confusion · Engineering ethics · Process (computing · Psychoanalysis · Computer Science · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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